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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Diabetes Dangers
• Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes, Diabetes Complications (Source: MedlinePlus Health News) [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Gastric Bypass Best for Weight Loss
• Also better than lap-banding, sleeve surgery at improving, eliminating type 2 diabetes Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Weight Loss Surgery (Source: MedlinePlus [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Going 'Green' May Cut Hospital Costs
• Even surgical staff can reduce waste without harming patients, study says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Health Facilities (Source: MedlinePlus Health News) [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Hearing Loss Common Among Middle-Aged Adults
• Healthy lifestyles may prevent or delay the problem, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Healthy Living, Hearing Disorders and Deafness (Source: [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Is there an impact of public smoking bans on self-reported smoking status and exposure to secondhand smoke? Do smoking bans decrease exposure?
• Conclusions: Implementation of a full smoking ban was associated with the largest decreases in secondhand smoke exposure while partial bans and [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Psychosocial impact of the summer 2007 floods in England
• Conclusion: The psychosocial and mental health impact of flooding is a growing public health concern and improved strategies for minimising disruption [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Risk factors for tuberculosis treatment failure, default, or relapse and outcomes of retreatment in Morocco
• Conclusions: Outcomes of retreatment with a Category II regimen are suboptimal and vary by subgroup. Default among patients receiving tuberculosis retreatment [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Associations of education with 30 year life course blood pressure trajectories: Framingham Offspring Study
• CONCLUSION: Education was inversely associated with higher systolic blood pressure throughout a 30-year life course span, and associations may be [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Impact of children's migration on health and health care-seeking behavior of elderly left behind
• Conclusion: Our study provides novel evidence on an issue of special importance to countries affected by heavy out-migration of adult children, [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Kids with Perforated Appendix May Benefit from Early Surgery
• Benefits include less time lost, fewer complications, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Appendicitis, Children's Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News) [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Mammography Expertise May Improve with Practice
• The more doctors review, the better they get at detecting noncancerous lesions, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Occupations, Mammography [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  People with Bowel Disease at Higher Risk of Blood Clot in Lungs, Legs
• Study finds they're twice as likely to develop the dangerous mass as those without IBD Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Deep Vein [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  The Heart-Mind Connection
• Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heart Diseases, Memory, Seniors' Health, Vascular Diseases (Source: MedlinePlus Health News) [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Brain's Electrical Activity May Help Spot Infants at High Risk for Autism
• EEGs plus computer analysis detected subtle pattern differences the human eye might miss Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Autism (Source: MedlinePlus Health [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Health Tip: Keep Track of Asthma Symptoms
• Log them throughout the day Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Asthma (Source: MedlinePlus Health News) [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Surviving Melanoma May Take Different Toll on Women, Men
• Females more likely to have long-term worry, but also be more sun-safe than males, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Melanoma, [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Health Tip: Cramp Got Your Leg?
• Here's how to alleviate a muscle cramp Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Muscle Cramps, Sports Injuries (Source: MedlinePlus Health News) [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Multidisciplinary cancer care in Spain, or when the function creates the organ: qualitative interview study
• Conclusion: Cancer team development results from an specific adaptation to the hospital environment. Nevertheless, health policy plays an important role in [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a participative community singing programme as a health promotion initiative for older people: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
• This study proposes to add to the existing body of evidence on the value of singing for older people by [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Evaluating a selective prevention programme for binge drinking among young adolescents: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
• This study protocol presents the design and current implementation of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Missed opportunities in TB diagnosis: a TB Process-Based Performance Review tool to evaluate and improve clinical care
• Conclusions: This study introduces the TB-PBPR tool as a novel method to review and evaluate clinical performance in TB management. We [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  A(H1N1) pandemic influenza and its prevention by vaccination: Paediatricians opinions before and after the beginning of the vaccination campaign
• Conclusion: Results of this study show important increases in physicians level of confidence about A(H1N1) vaccine's safety and immunogenicity and their [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Evaluation of physical activity programmes for elderly people - a descriptive study using the EFQM'criteria
• Conclusions: Our findings suggest that although there are some good practices in PA programmes, there are still relevant areas that require [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Maternal characteristics during pregnancy and risk factors for positive HIV RNA at delivery: a single-cohort observational study (Brescia, Northern Italy)
• Background: Detectable HIV RNA in mothers at delivery is an important risk factor for HIV transmission to newborns. Our hypothesis was [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Sun Protection and Sunbathing Practices Among At-Risk Family Members of Patients with Melanoma
• Conclusion: Interventions for family members at risk for melanoma might benefit from improving sun protection self-efficacy, reducing perceived sunbathing benefits, and [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Poor mental health and sexual risk behaviours in Uganda: A cross-sectional population-based study
• Conclusion: Poor mental health is associated with sexual risk behaviours in a low-income sub-Saharan African setting. HIV preventive interventions should consider [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Stress and prevalence of hearing problems in the Swedish working population
• Conclusions: The present study unambiguously demonstrates associations between hearing problems and various stressors that have not been previously described for the [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  "Booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods: internal pilot and feasibility study
• Conclusions: The main study will continue with the original recruitment target of 600 participants but to ensure feasibility, it is necessary [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Public health campaigns and obesity: A critique
• DiscussionTo date there is little evidence that community-based interventions and social marketing campaigns specifically targeting obesity provide substantial or lasting [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Association between Frequency Domain Heart Rate Variability and Unplanned Readmission to Hospital in Geriatric Patients
• Conclusion: This is the first study to evaluate the association between frequency domain heart rate variability and the risk of UR [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  The contribution of psychological distress to socio-economic differences in cause-specific mortality: a population-based follow-up of 28 years.
• Conclusions: Psychological distress partly accounted for socio-economic disparities in unnatural mortality. Further studies are needed to explore the role and mechanisms [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Subjective social status predicts long-term smoking abstinence
• Conclusions: SSS independently predicts long-term smoking abstinence during a specific quit attempt. SSS may be a useful screener to identify smokers [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Reactions of Chinese adults to warning labels on cigarette packages ---------A survey in Jiangsu Province
• Conclusion: Both the old and the new Chinese warning label are not effective in this target population. (Source: BMC Public Health [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  Testing the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention to reduce emotional distress in outpatients with diabetes (DiaMind): design of a randomized controlled trial
• DiscussionIt is hypothesized that emotional well-being, quality of life, dispositional mindfulness, self-esteem, self-care, and blood pressure will improve significantly more [more] . . .
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• Thu, 03 Mar 2011
  The development of a network for community-based obesity prevention: the CO-OPS Collaboration
• Conclusions: The lessons presented in this paper may help other networks like CO-OPS as they emerge around the globe. It is [more] . . .
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